Phil: Andrew and Dan, you're team number #1!Andrew: We beat the Fast Forward!Dan: Dang! We're good racers!Andrew: I told you we rock and we are faster than everyone else! I told you!!Phil: However, the both of you lost your passports. Thus you won't be able to continue on with the race and i'm sorry that both of you are the first team to arrive, first team to lose passports on the race and first team to be eliminated by such a dumb mistake. Bye bye.

The host of TAR was on Extra and said one couple lost some valuables and important documentation and therefore was not able to continue. He also went on to say that they made sure the couple got home, that they have never stranded anyone anywhere in the 13 seasons of the Race http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/list/30/15348.page

OK, so here's a completely hypothetical (yet strangely plausible) scenario:Nick & Starr and Terence & Sarah go for the FF. N&S finish first (appears that way from the photos too) and take off. T&S realizing they've lost and have to go back and do the detour, take off in a huge hurry and leave their fanny pack under ther table - they're probably sick and nauseous at this stage anyways. They do the detour, finishing (unsurprisingly) ahead of the hapless loserboys. Phil tells them, "You're 4th team to arrive. Congratulations you're still in the race!". And they hug and kiss and cheer and then take off their backpacks to kick back and relax- and find their fanny pack is gone!

Meanwhile the loserboys arrive and Phil tells them " You're in last place. But the good news is your incredible luck has triumphed over your (vast) ineptitude yet again, and I reluctantly have to tell you you're still in the race".

OK, so here's a completely hypothetical (yet strangely plausible) scenario:Nick & Starr and Terence & Sarah go for the FF. N&S finish first (appears that way from the photos too) and take off. T&S realizing they've lost and have to go back and do the detour, take off in a huge hurry and leave their fanny pack under ther table - they're probably sick and nauseous at this stage anyways. They do the detour, finishing (unsurprisingly) ahead of the hapless loserboys. Phil tells them, "You're 4th team to arrive. Congratulations you're still in the race!". And they hug and kiss and cheer and then take off their backpacks to kick back and relax- and find their fanny pack is gone!

Meanwhile the loserboys arrive and Phil tells them " You're in last place. But the good news is your incredible luck has triumphed over your ineptitute yet again, and I reluctantly have to tell you you're still in the race".

And then Philiminates T&S.

Interesting. We are all focused on DAndrew being the ones who lose their passports (BVM interview). Maybe it is actually another team.

OK, so here's a completely hypothetical (yet strangely plausible) scenario:Nick & Starr and Terence & Sarah go for the FF. N&S finish first (appears that way from the photos too) and take off. T&S realizing they've lost and have to go back and do the detour, take off in a huge hurry and leave their fanny pack under ther table - they're probably sick and nauseous at this stage anyways. They do the detour, finishing (unsurprisingly) ahead of the hapless loserboys. Phil tells them, "You're 4th team to arrive. Congratulations you're still in the race!". And they hug and kiss and cheer and then take off their backpacks to kick back and relax- and find their fanny pack is gone!

Meanwhile the loserboys arrive and Phil tells them " You're in last place. But the good news is your incredible luck has triumphed over your ineptitute yet again, and I reluctantly have to tell you you're still in the race". And then Philiminates T&S.

Interesting. We are all focus on DAndrew being the ones who lose their passports (BVM interview). Maybe it is actually another team.

I'm just going by the fact that Dandrew are actually seen in Portland, whereas T&S aren't seen again (yes, there's a brown haired pair that IS seen, but that could be Toni & Dallas?)

*EDIT* Although I went back & read the description and it DOES sound more like T&S :"i don't recognize the teams i saw from any of those pics- the couple (i am assuming that by the way- could be bro/ sis) she had dark hair, he had dark blond hair. very fit and looked like the had just climbed a mtn."

But I still like my scenario - maybe Belle Book could use it in a future episode

Do we know people loose a passport in this leg or the next. Because that sounds more like the blunder that costs a team from finishing the final leg.

Everyone is assuming from this clue "in a haste to avoid elimination, one team leaves behind something very important" that it is this leg. For all we know its the golden egg or something.The unprecedented mistake thread is here if you all want to make a guess whatever there.

Do we know people loose a passport in this leg or the next. Because that sounds more like the blunder that costs a team from finishing the final leg.

Everyone is assuming from this clue "in a haste to avoid elimination, one team leaves behind something very important" that it is this leg. For all we know its the golden egg or something.The unprecedented mistake thread is here if you all want to make a guess whatever there.

Do we know people loose a passport in this leg or the next. Because that sounds more like the blunder that costs a team from finishing the final leg.

Everyone is assuming from this clue "in a haste to avoid elimination, one team leaves behind something very important" that it is this leg. For all we know its the golden egg or something.The unprecedented mistake thread is here if you all want to make a guess whatever there.

The Queen has spoken!

If the teams lose their passports here in Almaty, they still would have time to get a replacement from the Embassy (in emergencies it only takes a few hours to get a replacement) and then the teams would be able to still reach the finish line in Portland, OR. But the advance info is that because they lose the passports they can't join the rest of the teams at the finish line. So I assume they must lose them on the penultimate leg in Moscow. Perhaps they are part of the final three, and realize they have lost their passports when they try to leave Moscow in the race of the final three to the finish line. No way hoozay will the Reds let someone leave the country without their passports and entry visas.

Do we know people loose a passport in this leg or the next. Because that sounds more like the blunder that costs a team from finishing the final leg.

Everyone is assuming from this clue "in a haste to avoid elimination, one team leaves behind something very important" that it is this leg. For all we know its the golden egg or something.The unprecedented mistake thread is here if you all want to make a guess whatever there.

The Queen has spoken!

If the teams lose their passports here in Almaty, they still would have time to get a replacement from the Embassy (in emergencies it only takes a few hours to get a replacement) and then the teams would be able to still reach the finish line in Portland, OR. But the advance info is that because they lose the passports they can't join the rest of the teams at the finish line. So I assume they must lose them on the penultimate leg in Moscow. Perhaps they are part of the final three, and realize they have lost their passports when they try to leave Moscow in the race of the final three to the finish line. No way hoozay will the Reds let someone leave the country without their passports and entry visas.

During this fellow's trip to Zhetygen, he noticed Mig-29s and Su-24s; since I can only see one fin, I'll go with Su-24 Fencer. (thanks, btw. During my searching, I came across a new word--Roundel--and a new database)

Do we know people loose a passport in this leg or the next. Because that sounds more like the blunder that costs a team from finishing the final leg.

Everyone is assuming from this clue "in a haste to avoid elimination, one team leaves behind something very important" that it is this leg. For all we know its the golden egg or something.The unprecedented mistake thread is here if you all want to make a guess whatever there.

Ah thanks.

I was thinking that shot of Dandrew fighting on the grass is them lost looking for something. What is an episode this season without Dandrew racing trying to avoid elimination.

Terrence is using the fact that he's a vegan/vegetarian as an reason why they didn't finish the FF fast enough. And maybe got eliminated.

Dallas may be doing the same thing in that he was praising his mom and then added that he doesn't expect her to go all out all of the time. Possibly Toni took too long to find the golden egg which resulted in them being eliminated.

I feel that it's totally up in the air as to who is eliminated this week. It seems the only for sure to not be eliminated is N/S and probably K/T.

Terrence is using the fact that he's a vegan/vegetarian as an reason why they didn't finish the FF fast enough. And maybe got eliminated.

Dallas may be doing the same thing in that he was praising his mom and then added that he doesn't expect her to go all out all of the time. Possibly Toni took too long to find the golden egg which resulted in them being eliminated.

I feel that it's totally up in the air as to who is eliminated this week. It seems the only for sure to not be eliminated is N/S and probably K/T.

I guess they can always throw in another NEL? Mix it up you know?Again.. last season the first FF came in leg 5 and went unusedThe second FF came at leg 7, Don and Nicks tattoos and it was a NEL. The second NEL came in leg 9 ....

What I'm saying is maybe we can expect the unexpected?

Season 13 First FF leg 5NEL leg 6Second FF leg 8Second NEL? << I'm expecting it to be the next leg but isn't that obvious? predictable?